diff --git a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/test_runner.go b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/test_runner.go
index fb0b61777628..03ab97cba3af 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/test_runner.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/test_runner.go
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ func PredecessorVersion(buildVersion version.Version) (string, error) {
 	// checkpoint option enabled to create the missing store directory
 	// fixture (see runVersionUpgrade).
 	verMap := map[string]string{
-		"21.1": "20.2.18",
+		"21.1": "20.2.19",
 		"20.2": "20.1.13",
 		"20.1": "19.2.11",
 		"19.2": "19.1.11",